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Lower Mainland sites | Beyond the Blues 2015

Beyond the Blues events open to the general public

City

Venue + details

Date + time

Contact

Delta

Canadian Mental Health Association Resource Centre (Ladner)—4871 Delta Street (between Quilted Bear and Buttercups stores in Harbourside Plaza)

Education + mental health and risky drinking screening

Oct 20

1-6pm

Judy Gray (Canadian Mental Health Association, Vancouver-Fraser branch)

604-943-1878

Langley

Langley Senior Resources Society—20605 51b Ave (at the corner of 206, on the north side of 51b, enter driveway at the light)

Education + mental health screening

Oct 5

9am-3pm

Janet Burden (Stepping Stone Community Services Society)

604-530-5033

Richmond

Richmond Public Library, Brighouse Branch—100-7700 Minoru Gate, on the corner of Granville Ave. and Minoru Blvd., Community Place Room

Education plus presentation by Dr. Alex Leung—Mindfulness Meditation for Stress Reduction and Health and two guided meditation practices for experiential learning.

Oct 8

2:30-4pm

Barbara Fee (Pathways Clubhouse)

604-276-8834, ext. 33

Surrey

Surrey City Centre Library—10350 University Drive

Education only

Oct 14, Oct 28, Nov 11, Nov 25

10am-2pm

Gary Thandi (Moving Forward Family Services)

778-321-3054

Surrey

Surrey City Centre Library—10350 University Drive in the lobby

Education as part of a health fair

Oct 17

10am-3pm

Jody Schuurman (Surrey-North Delta Division of Family Practice)

778-387-6009

Surrey

All Care Medical Centre—101-12827 76th Avenue, upstairs

Education + mental health and risky drinking screening in English as well as Korean, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, and Farsi

Oct 18

10am-5pm

Gary Thandi (Moving Forward Family Services)

778-321-3054

Vancouver

Vancouver Community College, Downtown Campus—250 West Pender Street in the atrium outside the library (across from Victory Park and Vancouver Playhouse)

Education only, targeted towards the VCC community

Oct 6

11am-1pm

Maija Wiik (VCC Counselling)

604-871-7000 ext. 8424

Vancouver

Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School—419 E 24th Ave. in the lobby

Education targeted towards high school students.

Oct 8

11:30-12:30am

Lindsay Symonds (Vancouver Coastal Health)

604-709-6407

Vancouver

 

BC Children's Hospital Mental Health Building—4500 Oak Street, Room P3-306

Education only. Targeted towards parents/caregivers of children/youth with mental health and substance use challenges, educators, and health professionals

Oct 15

12pm-1pm

Aazadeh Madani (BC Children's Hospital)

604-875-2084

Vancouver

Notre Dame Regional Secondary School—2880 Venables Street in the cafeteria

Education + mental health screening. Targeted towards the Notre Dame school community.

Nov 12

9am-2:30 pm

Katie Maziarski (Notre Dame Regional Secondary School)

604-255-5454 extension 2206

 

Beyond the Blues events open only to target groups

City

Venue + details

Date + time

Contact

Burnaby

open only to youth in the Ismaili Muslim community

SFU Education Annex

Education only

Nov 6

6-8pm

Natasha Karim (Ismaili council for BC)

604-366-9383

Maple Ridge

open only to City of Maple Ridge Employees

Various locations

Education + mental health screening

Oct 21-23, Oct 26-30

Shayna Funk-Larmor (City of Maple Ridge)

604 467-7303

New Westminster

open only to Douglas College students and employees

Douglas College—700 Royal Ave in the concourse on the second floor

Education + mental health and risky drinking screening from 10am-2:30pm

Oct 22

9:30am-3pm

Janet Norris (Douglas College)

604-527-5146

New Westminster

open only to Douglas College students

Douglas College—700 Royal Ave, Rm 3345

Education only. Free workshop for students: Tips for Managing Anxiety

Nov 19

12:30pm-2:30pm

Janet Norris (Douglas College)

604-527-5146

North Vancouver

open only to students of Capilano University

Capilano University Birch Building—2055 Purcell Way (Birch 267 and Birch Cafeteria)

Education + mental health screening

Oct 8

11:15am-1:15pm

Keith Lam (Counselling and Learning Support Department)

604-984-1744

Richmond

open only to students of A. R. MacNeill Secondary

A. R. MacNeill Secondary School—6611 No 4 Rd.

Education only

Oct 7

10:45am-1pm

Tina Lee (Child and Adolescent Program)

604-207-2511

Richmond

open only to WorkSafeBC staff

WorkSafeBC—6951 Westminster Hwy. RC1, Level 1, Atrium

Education + mental health and risky drinking screening

Oct 20 + 21

10am-2pm

Sara Strachan (WorkSafeBC)

604-231-8654

Vancouver

open only to pregnant or new teenage mothers

Tupper Young Parent Program—419 E 24th Ave. in a portable on 23rd and Carolina

Education + mental health and risky drinking screening

Oct 8

12:30am-1:30pm

Lindsay Symonds (Vancouver Coastal Health)

604-709-6407

Vancouver

open only to Templeton students

Templeton High School—727 Templeton Drive

Education only.

Oct 8

11:30am-1pm

Tracy Harford (Vancouver Coastal Health)

604-675-3980

Vancouver

open only to Brittania Secondary school students

Britannia Secondary School—1001 Cotton Dr.

Education + mental health screening

Oct 13

school lunch hour

Sandeep Jawanda (Vancouver Coastal Health)

604-910-0339

Vancouver

open only to Churchill Secondary students

Churchill Secondary School—7055 Heather St.

Education only

Oct 27, 28

Pat Brunsdale (South Communty Health Centre)

604-321-6151

Vancouver

open only to Killarney Secondary students

Killarney Secondary School—6454 Killarney St.

Education only

Oct 26, Nov 10

Asifa Kassam (South Communty Health Centre)

604-321-6151

Vancouver

open only to youth in the Ismaili Muslim communit

UBC Brock Hall

Education only

Nov 4

Natasha Karim (Ismaili council for BC)

604-366-9383

Vancouver

open only to David Thompson Secondary students

David Thompson Secondary School

Education only

Nov 13

Florencia Olivo (South Communty Health Centre)

604-321-6151

Vancouver

open only to John Oliver Secondary students

John Oliver Secondary School

Education only

TBA

Florencia Olivo (South Communty Health Centre)

604-321-6151

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